Dear Friends,

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

As some of you may know, I am currently in the Philippines, volunteering with All Hands Volunteers. Here's the reason why:

On the 8th of November 2013, Super Typhoon Yolanda hit the islands of Samar and Leyte. Nearly one year on All Hands Volunteers are still here and dedicated to helping the victims of Yolanda who are still suffering from the immediate effects of the disaster. They are homeless, helpless, but not hopeless; relying on organisations to provide them a home so that they can rebuild their lives. These families are waiting for their turn to get a helping hand.

Since March 2014 we have built 146 transitional shelters and 2 core homes. Although huge progress has been made, 31,000 of those affected by the typhoon still go to bed each night without adequate housing. Our goal is to raise 1.1 million Pesos: a peso for every home damaged or destroyed by Yolanda. With these funds, Project Leyte can build 9 permanent homes for 9 very deserving and lovely families. 

It is less than a month until the anniversary of Yolanda and AHV have some full of wonder and fun events planned for a massive fundraising push to achieve our 1.1 million goal:

One of them is the Tacloban Fun Run: All Hands volunteers are giving up their only day off to partake in a run on October 26th – the Tacloban Marathon is dedicated to the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda, and we will be giving our time and money to partake, 

It would be wonderful if you could please support me and all the lovely people at All Hands Volunteers with a donation or in spirit! 

Thank you in advance, I hope you have a great week! :)

- Marinel x

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